Szechuan Stir-Fried Beef

  • Prep Time: 25 mins
  • Total Time: 29 mins
  • Servings: 4

    • About This Recipe

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    Ingredients

  • 1lbboneless beef top sirloin steak, trimmed of fat
  • 1/4 cuplow sodium soy sauce
  • 1/4 cupdry sherry
  • 2tablespoonswater
  • 2teaspoonscornstarch
  • 2teaspoonsfresh gingerroot, peeled and minced
  • 1/2 teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 teaspoonfresh ground black pepper
  • 1teaspoonchili powder
  • 1tablespoonvegetable oil
  • 2teaspoonsminced garlic

    • Directions

  • Slice steak into thin slices, cutting across grain.
  • In a small bowl, stir next eight ingredients together until smooth.
  • Heat oil in a hot wok or deep skillet.
  • Add garlic and beef strips; stir-fry over high heat for 3-4 minutes or until cooked to the medium stage.
  • Quickly stir in sauce, continue to stir until sauce has lightly thickened and is bubbly.
  • Serve immediately over rice.
  • Crisp snow peas make the perfect accompaniment.

    • Reviews

  • “This was so easy to make, and the flavor was incredible! My husband raved for hours afterward and made me promise to put it in our regular rotation of menu items! The only thing I did differently was to add julienned carrots, mushrooms, onions and bean sprouts so it was a one bowl meal.”

  • “This was great (not that I’ve come to expect anything but from Miller!!)I had forgotten to get Sherry, so had to make it without — it was still great!Will definitely make sure I have sherry next time.Also, added toasted sesame seeds at the end. Again — Thanks Miller!I’ve never made one of your recipes and not thoroughly enjoyed the outcome!”

  • “I am always on the lookout for new stirfry recipes, and this one will become a regular for me. Since I had a cut of beef that I felt required some marinating, I prepared the sauce, then drizzled a small amount of that onto the sliced beef. Then, to the beef, I added 1 tbsp of sherry vinegar; I let it marinate for approx 45 minutes, just long enough for the rice to cook. While my hubby set the table and put out the rice and steamed broccoli, I quickly stirfried the beef. The flavour of this dish was EXCELLENT. Many thanks for posting it!”

  • “I *loved* this. It had an awesome flavor, with commonplace ingredients (a real bonus for a Chinese-style dish). I am not sure how soon I will get to make it again, since some of my family found it too spicy. Believe me, this makes me very sad.”

  • “This is indeed a quick and flavorful meal. Loved the seasoning. I served it over rice as suggested. Noodles would work also i think.Thanks”

  • “I have to give this 5 stars because my son said this was better than the Cheesecake Factory leftovers he brought home! Thanks for a quick to make winner of a recipe.”

  • “The recipe was very tasty but relied on the soy sauce a bit too much.”

  • “I made this tonight using up some extra beef I had in fridge.I also added some odd and end veggies(cauliflower, mushrooms, green pepper, green onions and cabbage) I had in the fridge also.We really liked this dish.I had been making sweeter type stir fries and this was a nice change of pace.Thank you for sharing this yummy recipe with us, I will be making it again for sure.”

  • “So good! Added extra pepper flakes, may not have been necessary. Oh well!”

  • “Very good and easy to make. The only complaint my roommates had was it was too spicy, and that is very easy to fix for next time!”

  • “Scaled this down to 2 servings and followed the recipe exactly… I froze my steaks partially before slicing to really get thin slices.I also freeze my ginger root when I bring it home from the farmer’s market… when I need some, I just grate it with my microplane or cheese grater. This was a quick dish to prepare and even quicker to cook up… It went perfect with some stir fried broccoli and fried rice.A keeper in my book!!!”

  • “I really enjoyed how this set up for me.I accidentally put a .5t of cayenne pepper in as well because theBF wanted to play sous chef and was playing with the stove ;o) Even with the added spice it was good.I used a store bought frozen stir fry veggie bag and tossed the sauce packet (yick!) out and it worked extremely well.I’ll update when I do with out the C. pepper!”

  • “This is such a great recipe. So simple and very tasty! Another one of Miller’s great recipes…can’t make them without thinking of Miller making great feasts in heaven. God Bless!”

  • “I marinated meat for about an hour before I cooked, I just cooked meat with onions, bell peppers and cabbages all together. I forgot to put garlics so I just sprinkled garlic powder on top of the dish .. 🙂 It tasted great and different ! Thanks for the awesome recipe!”

  • “This was good!!! I used 1Tb flour instead of cornstarch. Omittedred pepper flakes and added 1ts paprika.”

  • “Awesome, I added, thinly sliced carrot,bell pepper,celery,onion and napa cabbage. Sauce was great.”

  • “Delicious! I too added some veggies.. Cooked the beef first then the vegtables, deglazed with some of the sauce, then I just put the beef back in and poured the rest on. Came out great! A+”

  • “Good recipe.I made this with snow peas and steamed rice, as recommended, and really enjoyed it.The only thing I did differently from the recipe was to use hot chili oil in place of the red pepper flakes.Next time I will probably increase the amount of sauce, probably by 50%.”

  • “Very tasty!Just the right level of heat for us and easy to make.I’ll definitely be making this again and again.”

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